Bundled Bispectral Index Monitoring and Sedation During Paralysis in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Sunitha Abraham, Bethany L. Lussier

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Clinical assessments of depth of sedation are insufficient for patients undergoing neuromuscular blockade during treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This quality initiative was aimed to augment objective assessment and improve sedation during therapeutic paralysis using the bispectral index (BIS). METHODS: This quality improvement intervention provided education and subsequent implementation of a BIS monitoring and sedation/analgesia bundle in a large, urban, safety-net intensive care unit. After the intervention, a retrospective review of the first 70 admissions with ARDS assessed use and documented sedation changes in response to BIS. RESULTS: Therapeutic neuromuscular blockade was initiated for 58 of 70 patients (82.8%) with ARDS, of whom 43 (74%) had BIS monitoring and 29.3% had bundled BIS sedation-titration orders. Explicit documentation of sedation titration in response to BIS values occurred in 27 (62.8%) of those with BIS recordings. CONCLUSIONS: BIS sedation/analgesia bundled order sets are underused, but education and access to BIS monitoring led to high use of monitoring alone and subsequent sedation changes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)253-261
Number of pages9
JournalAACN advanced critical care
Volume33
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 15 2022

Keywords

  • ARDS
  • analgesia
  • bispectral index monitoring
  • paralysis
  • sedation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Critical Care

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